Aminu Maida

Dr. Aminu Maida

Dr. Aminu Maida is a Nigerian telecommunications and technology executive who serves as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, the country's communications regulator. His earlier career included leadership in digital payments infrastructure and technical roles in the United Kingdom telecommunications sector.

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About Aminu Maida

Profile information current to 2026-08-23.

Nigeria · Telecommunications regulator, Technology executive · 5 affiliations

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Known for: Telecommunications regulation; Technology and operations leadership; Digital payments infrastructure
Country: Nigeria

Telecommunications regulator
Technology executive

At a glance

Maida serves as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
President Bola Tinubu approved his appointment to lead the NCC on October 11, 2023.
Before joining the NCC, he was Executive Director, Technology and Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc.
His academic background includes an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College London and a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath.
The International Institute of Communications lists him as a Board Director.

Leadership of the communications regulator

President Bola Tinubu approved Maida's appointment as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission on October 11, 2023. He was subsequently confirmed by the Senate, although available sources differ by one day on the precise confirmation date. As of August 23, 2026, NCC materials continued to identify him as the commission's Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Technology and payments career

Before joining the NCC, Maida served as Executive Director, Technology and Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc. His earlier career included work as Chief Technology Officer at Arca Payments Network and Senior Manager at Cisco Systems in the United Kingdom, as well as engineering and network-design roles at Ubiquisys and EE, part of BT Group.

Education and technical background

Maida, whom the NCC identifies as being from Katsina State, completed an MEng in Information Systems Engineering at Imperial College London in 2002 and a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bath in 2006. He later completed a postgraduate diploma in entrepreneurship on the FinTech pathway at Cambridge Judge Business School between 2018 and 2019.

External professional affiliation

Alongside his NCC position, the International Institute of Communications listed Maida as a Board Director as of August 23, 2026.

Affiliations

Nigerian Communications Commission Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer present
International Institute of Communications Board Director present
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc Executive Director, Technology and Operations
EE, part of BT Group Network Design Consultant 2010–2014
Ubiquisys Systems Engineer 2006–2010

Timeline

2002 Completed an MEng in Information Systems Engineering at Imperial College London.
2006 Earned a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath.
2006 Began working as a Systems Engineer at Ubiquisys, a role the cited profiles place between 2006 and 2010.
2010 Began working as a Network Design Consultant at EE, part of BT Group, a role the NCC biography places between 2010 and 2014.
2018 Started a postgraduate diploma in entrepreneurship on the FinTech pathway at Cambridge Judge Business School, completed during the 2018–2019 period.
2020 NIBSS publicly identified Maida as its Executive Director, Technology and Operations.
2023-10-11 President Bola Tinubu approved his appointment as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
2023-11 The Nigerian Senate confirmed Maida as substantive Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC; the cited sources disagree on whether the confirmation occurred on November 15 or November 16.

Additional verified details

Current context

Maida remained listed by the NCC as its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and an NCC press release dated August 11, 2026, identified him in that role.
The International Institute of Communications listed Maida as a Board Director.

Biographical facts

The NCC biography identifies Maida as being from Katsina State, Nigeria.
He completed an MEng in Information Systems Engineering at Imperial College London in 2002.
He earned a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath in 2006.
He completed a postgraduate diploma in entrepreneurship on the FinTech pathway at Cambridge Judge Business School between 2018 and 2019.
Before joining the NCC, Maida served as Executive Director, Technology and Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc.
The NCC biography states that his earlier roles included Chief Technology Officer at Arca Payments Network and Senior Manager at Cisco Systems in the United Kingdom.
The NCC biography states that he worked as a Network Design Consultant at EE, part of BT Group, from 2010 to 2014.
He worked as a Systems Engineer at Ubiquisys from 2006 to 2010.